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Climate Action Heroes: How National Children’s Museum Is Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Innovators
African American students walking out of school to march for equal rights in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Eight-year-old activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins climbing out of her wheelchair and up the steps of the US Capitol to support the … -
Non-Traditional Internships Provide New Perspectives, New Educational Tools
Nemours Estate is not your typical historic site. The two-hundred-acre estate, home to Mr. Alfred I. duPont and his family from 1910 until 1970, is set apart from other stately homes of the period by the legacy Mr. duPont left after his … -
Why Museum Store Sunday Matters and What’s New for This Year
Enter through the museum store! Much more than a gift shop, the museum store has become a major earned revenue stream for parent institutions as they continue to recover post-pandemic. And as museums and other cultural institutions embrace … -
The Art of Restitution at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), our collections policy—the document that dictates how we handle all collection-related matters—states that we will not collect anything known to have been stolen or illegally appropriated unless … -
Beyond Compliance at the McClung Museum
At the McClung Museum, a NAGPRA assessment strengthens collaboration with Native Nations on a current and future … -
What Endures at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is committed to voluntary returns when morally, ethically, or commonsensically… -
The Yaqui Case at the National Museums of World Culture
In 2022, the National Museums of World Culture in Sweden returned ceremonial items to the Indigenous Yaquis… -
Lessons in Co-Locating: A Q&A with the Denver Public Library and Denver Zine Library
While attending this year’s AAM Annual Meeting in Denver, I stopped by Denver Public Library’s Bob Ragland Branch to visit another, smaller library located within this branch: the Denver Zine Library. My host for the visit was volunteer … -
Earth Works: Establishing a Green Team at Your Museum
“People don’t have to do heroic things. Very few of us can do heroic things. But we can do little things. And at certain points in history, millions of those little things accumulate and you have a movement, and you have power, and …
Social Impact
The effect that museums have on the social fabric of their communities and the well-being of the individuals and families who live there.
Upcoming Events
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2026 AIC & CAC Annual Meeting & Conference
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Museums & Schools Summit
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Environmental Monitoring for Collections of All Sizes
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